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Michael Savage Complains About Still Being Banned From The United Kingdom
07/12/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire
Michael Savage is angry that he will still not be allowed to set foot in Great Britain and is hoping beyond hope that the European Court of Human Rights. . .which covers the citizens of Europe. . .will allow him to be taken over the list of people banned from entering the UK. Prime Minister David Cameron informed Savage that he will not retract the ban unless he repudiates statements that he has made in the past which are deemed to be a threat to national security.
Labour Party Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, under the previous government, issued the ban and stands by it. A spokesman for the Home Office stated about Savage at the time the ban was imposed that the “controversial daily radio host considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by seeking to provoke others to serious criminal acts and fostering hatred which might lead to inter-community violence. The home secretary has made it clear that if such a case was brought that any legal proceedings would be robustly defended.”
Savage, of course, maintained that none of what he said had ever lead to violence despite the fact that it would be nearly impossible to prove his assertion. Savage was fired from MSNBC in 2003 when he said to a caller “Oh, you’re one of the sodomites. You should only get Aids and die, you pig.” This may fuel his hatred of MSNBC.
Well, Savage went to World Net Daily to bleat about his ban from traveling to the UK and has even stated that his life was threatened because he could not travel to the UK. Which seems rather odd since all it means is that his possible livelihood is threatened, but it seems odd that he could be threatened because of people rightfully stating their concern about his commentary. This is especially true in a nation where “just words” ultimately lead to a lot of bloodshed and death over the last thirty years.
The UK Border Agency has told Savage that his exclusion from the UK would continue “in the absence of clear, convincing and public evidence” that he had “repudiate his previous statements.”
According to WND:
“The ‘new’ British government continues ‘the big lie’ initiated by the previous British government, all based on extracts of radio programs over many years edited by Soros-backed Media Matters to slander me,” he told WND.
Savage said that after “over one straight year of legal hell, I had hoped the new British government would remove my name from their list of actual murderers and terrorists.”
“Apparently there’s been a change of window figures in England,” he said.
Savage stated that he was taking his case to the European Court of Human Rights because “The European Union seems to be very forgiving of those who have actually murdered people in terror acts. Let’s see if they will defend my right to free speech.” Perhaps he should try reading up on the European Convention on Human Rights before he goes to court. Here is the bit about free speech:
Article 10 – Freedom of expression
1. Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. This article shall not prevent States from requiring the licensing of broadcasting, television or cinema enterprises.
2. The exercise of these freedoms, since it carries with it duties and responsibilities, may be subject to such formalities, conditions, restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society, in the interests of national security, territorial integrity or public safety, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, for the protection of the reputation or rights of others, for preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence, or for maintaining the authority and impartiality of the judiciary.
Basically, the UK is in line with the European Convention on Human Rights, and there is little that Savage can do about it but try to turn a profit from his followers.
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MarkD
July 13, 2010 at 10:05 am
I wish we could ban him here in America as well.
ittakesavillage_people
July 13, 2010 at 8:32 am
Abrahms – Your words are eloquent but with all due respect, I disagree. Allowing extreme, dangerous words paralleling with “normal” words so normalcy is maintained is a slippery surface. What has happened to civil discourse? Look at some of the debates even in the early 80′s. Parties were at the very least respectful to one another. I refuse to believe that the one who screams the loudest should always be heard. Let him take his marbles and go home then. Let us as a somewhat civilized society remain this way and not kowtow to the lowest denominator like the Savages, Reagans, Limbaughs et al.
Ambrahms
July 13, 2010 at 8:17 am
Michael Savage is an extremist with extreme views, but by supporting the government’s efforts to silence him we are giving them full license to censor others in the future. Those others that get censored might be sensible people who are censored by a future extremist government taking advantage of this precedent.
Violence and hatred are bread by bottling up extremist views and keeping them under that table. Unless extremist views are debated openly and denounced by common sense they fester and become conspiracy theories and bigotry. Incorrect speech must be corrected publicly. Extreme speech must be allowed so normal speech is never stifled.
I fear that as much as some may cheer the railroading of Michael Savage by the UK government it will come back to bite us all again later.
Tolerance is a two way street and must remain a two way street if freedom is to flourish.
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
July 13, 2010 at 8:23 am
The United Kingdom does not have the same kind of free speech that the United States does. It will NOT come back to bite the US in any manner what so ever. His speech has been deemed a national threat to the UK, and they have ever right to ban him from their nation.
ittakesavillage_people
July 13, 2010 at 8:07 am
Does this mean Rushbo, Ted Nugent and their boyfriends are also banned from the UK? Just as an aside, Nugent is a serious sociopath, perhaps bordering on psychopathic tendencies. Has he caught “Cat Scratch Fever”?
ittakesavillage_people
July 13, 2010 at 8:03 am
Buddaha — Do a simple Google search with keywords and you will find several diatribes from Savage, that seems to me damn inciting.
Hairy Buddah
July 13, 2010 at 2:22 am
Not a fan of Savage, but I have listened to him upon occasion. While he can speak rather bombastically, he doesn’t seem to be in the business of advocating violence. What EXACTLY did he say to get banned this way? It sounds like they just picked a conservative name out of a hat to balance the list of Muslim terrorists. I’ve poked around the net but have not found any statements inciting violence.
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
July 13, 2010 at 8:14 am
You need to remember that we are not talking about the United States here, but the United Kingdom. A lot of people have used that argument to try and get away with inciting sectarian violence in the Troubles. Unlike the United States, the United Kingdom has some pretty strict limits on Freedom of Speech, and Savage has apparently crossed those lines repeatedly.
Also, remember, Savage has written a lot of books, and what he said to cross the line might be in there.